The View from Quaker Bridge The View from Quaker Bridge This post showcases historical postcards depicting the Croton River near Quaker Bridge, dating from approximately 1901-1907. The first card, published by William Terhune of "Ossining on Hudson," presents "the…

The View from Quaker Bridge The View from Quaker Bridge This post showcases historical postcards depicting the Croton River near Quaker Bridge, dating from approximately 1901-1907. The first card, published by William Terhune of "Ossining on Hudson," presents "the…

Quaker Bridge, Before 1894 Quaker Bridge, Before 1894 The article presents two rare photographs of Quaker Bridge, both provided by the Westchester County Historical Society. These images document the wooden covered bridge that occupied the current bridge's location from…

Quaker Bridge, Before 1894 Quaker Bridge, Before 1894 The article presents two rare photographs of Quaker Bridge, both provided by the Westchester County Historical Society. These images document the wooden covered bridge that occupied the current bridge's location from…

Quaker Bridge, circa 1914 Quaker Bridge, circa 1914 This post features a historical postcard depicting Quaker Bridge, published around 1914. The card was created by Frank L. Simone, a notable publisher of postcards featuring Croton area scenes. The specific postcard…

Quaker Bridge, circa 1847-1894. Courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society. Here are two rare photographs of Quaker Bridge, both courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society . The images show the wooden covered bridge which

what Quaker Bridge looked like at the time. Except for the unpaved road and the railing it looks the same as it does today, because our beloved Quaker Bridge is one of Westchester’s oldest surviving bridges, built in 1894…

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Quaker Bridge see this previous post, Croton River Valley, Before & After . Quaker Bridge, circa 1847-1894. Courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new

Postcard of Quaker Bridge. Click the image to enlarge it. Postcard of Quaker Bridge, circa 1914, published by Frank L. Simone, who issued postcards of many scenes of the Croton area. This card is postmarked Oscawana, July 28, 1914. Here…

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A beautiful vintage post card, circa 1910, of Quaker Bridge—one of the oldest bridges in Westchester County. When the county repaired the bridge a few years ago they implied that it would be the last repair job before the…

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…Here is a post card showing the “Croton River, from Quaker Bridge, where Washington’s Army Crossed.” Below is a post card from the same period, showing

the Quaker meeting house in Croton. That bridge is long gone, but the Quaker Bridge we cross today—one of the oldest bridges in Westchester—is a lasting tribute to his civic virtue. The home on the Arboretum garden tour…

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existed at the site of the current bridge from 1847 to 1894. The metal Pratt truss style bridge we use today—one of the oldest (possibly the oldest) bridges in daily use in Westchester County—was built in 1894. For…

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during the Revolutionary War, the exact location of the “New Bridge”—as it was called when it was built in 1779—has not yet been determined. Click on the images to enlarge them. Post card published by J.A. Given…

of the schoolhouse, built along Quaker Ridge Road near the intersection with Quaker Bridge Road. Another view of the schoolhouse, along Quaker Ridge Road. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in…

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Simone cards: View from North Highland Avenue Croton Point Beach Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X…

…One of the many interesting things about this map is that the New Croton Dam—then in the planning stages—is shown at the Quaker Bridge location. For more information on the Quaker Bridge Dam, see here . Another

appears to be looking upriver, toward the New Croton Dam, showing what the river looked like long before the dam was built at Black Rock Park. Although the label on the card states that this is where “Washington’s Army…

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High Bridge was built in 1842, with timbers from the Adirondacks, floated down the Hudson to the site. Spanning the Croton River between Van Cortlandt Manor and Quaker Bridge, High Bridge was 100 feet long, perched 60 feet above river…

…The bridge crossing the lower Croton River appears to be where Quaker Bridge is today, but there was no bridge over the lower Croton in 1776. The bridge is actually Pine’s Bridge, which was several miles east of where…